Appeltern Gardens

A year-round exhibition of author’s gardens in the Netherlands, founded in 1992 on the edge of the village of Appeltern on the initiative of local entrepreneur Ben Van Ooen. He gathered a group of garden industry professionals who want to demonstrate the capabilities of their enterprises through permanent exhibitions.

Now on the territory of a little more than 14 hectares, about 180 model gardens have been built, representing the whole range of styles, trends and trends existing in landscape design.

Appeltern Gardens are very popular among gardeners from other countries, for a year the exhibition is visited by about 190 thousand people. In addition to getting aesthetic pleasure and the opportunity to get acquainted with fresh creative ideas in the field of garden design, gardeners are attracted by the practical benefits of visiting gardens. In each of them you can find information plates with the coordinates of manufacturers of a particular garden product and the authors of the garden project.

Every year from April to October, 48 designers work in Appeltern, ready to give absolutely free advice on the design of a garden plot or even a balcony. Immediately, on the territory of the gardens, there are shops where you can buy the necessary reference literature and inventory.